雅思听力材料：德加-14岁的小舞女(BBC纪录片)
<p> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Dancer">Dancer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fourteen">Fourteen</span> <span word="Years">Years</span></p><p> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Dancer">Dancer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fourteen">Fourteen</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> is a c. 1881 sculpture by Edgar Degas of a young student of the Paris Opera Ballet dance school named Marie van Goethem.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sculpture">sculpture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="sculpted">sculpted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wax">wax</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="bodice">bodice</span>, <span word="tutu">tutu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ballet">ballet</span> <span word="slippers">slippers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wig">wig</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="ribbon">ribbon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tutu">tutu</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wax">wax</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 28 <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="repetitions">repetitions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="galleries">galleries</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Degass">Degass</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tutus">tutus</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bronzes">bronzes</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Marie">Marie</span> <span word="van">van</span> <span word="Goethem">Goethem</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Edgar">Edgar</span> <span word="Degas">Degas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1880 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Petits">Petits</span> <span word="Rats">Rats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="Opera">Opera</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="protectors">protectors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opera">opera</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Petite">Petite</span> <span word="Danseuse">Danseuse</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Quatorze">Quatorze</span> <span word="Ans">Ans</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sixth">Sixth</span> <span word="Impressionist">Impressionist</span> <span word="Exhibition">Exhibition</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1881, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="reviews">reviews</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dancer">dancer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Aztec">Aztec</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="precocious">precocious</span> <span word="depravity">depravity</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hateful">hateful</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profoundly">profoundly</span> <span word="heinous">heinous</span> <span word="character">character</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="specimen">specimen</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Degas">Degas</span> <span word="exhibited">exhibited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sculpture">sculpture</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="case">case</span>.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="Degass">Degass</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heirs">heirs</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="repetitions">repetitions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Le">Le</span> <span word="Petite">Petite</span> <span word="Danseuse">Danseuse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span>-<span word="media">media</span> <span word="sculptures">sculptures</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hbrard">Hbrard</span> <span word="foundry">foundry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1920 <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="Sixty">Sixty</span>-<span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Degass">Degass</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="sculptures">sculptures</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Le">Le</span> <span word="Petite">Petite</span> <span word="Danseuse">Danseuse</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creator">creator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Auto">Auto</span> <span word="Trader">Trader</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Madejski">Madejski</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sculpture">sculpture</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="for">for</span> 13,257,250<span word="at">at</span> <span word="Sothebys">Sothebys</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span>, 3<span word="rd">rd</span> 2009. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2011 <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Christies">Christies</span>.</p>
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